#4 Celtic Christmas Culture with Irish Fireside -

Celtic Christmas traditions from the 2009 Irish Christmas Special of the Irish Fireside Podcast. Episode Guide – Podcast #97 Christmas In Ireland In this audio podcast episode, we look at Christmas memories from Bridget Haggerty and talk with Imen McDonnell about her life as an American married to an Irish Farmer. Our Podcasts are availble on iTunes – here’s our link for Techies Show Notes 00:00 Intro: Shanghai Brown by Anne Roos www.celticharpmusic.com 00:06 Christmas memories from Bridget Haggerty of www.irishcultureandcustoms.com 02:17 Holiday Traditions 02:57 Holiday Giveaway returns 03:24 Vote in the Podcast Awards at www.podcastawards.com – Irish Fireside (travel), Irish and Celtic Music Podcast (podsafe music) – Vote daily until Nov 30, 2009. 03:43 Favorite Irish Holiday Stories Christmas in Ireland/Ashford Castle Hunting the Wren and Other Holiday Traditions Do the Irish Lay Claim to the 12 Days of Christmas? Preparing the Christmas Pudding An Advent Memory Christmas Superstitions Waiting for Saint Nicholas Irish Christmas – Then and Now Yes, Kelsey and Maddie, there is a Santa Claus An Irish Christmas – Ding Dong Merrily On High Seasons Greetings in Irish Christmas – Food for the Feast An Irish Christmas – The Day Before Memories of Christmas Eve Past Rowing to Christmas Mass President Mary Mcaleese’ Christmas Message Time at this Point in the Year Many Years Ago by John B. Keane Burying the Baby Jesus White Washed Walls An East Cork Christmas Mumming, a Yuletide Tradition St. Stephen’s Day to New Year’s Eve 04:11 Imen McDonnell interview www.marriedanirishfarmer.com 06:40 The differences for someone moving from North America to Ireland 08:00 Raising an Irish-American son 09:00 Food in Ireland – One Full Irish Please! 10:25 Black and White Irish Puddings 12:00 Holiday Traditions – Food 13:24 Holiday Traditions – Wren Boys – Imen’s YouTube Video 14:25 Other Holiday Traditions – St Stephen’s Day, Little Christmas 14:50 Holiday Traditions – More Food 15:57 Holiday Traditions – Trees and Decorations 17:15 The Peanut Butter Issue 18:30 Irish Reaction to Pumpkin Pie – ‘Tis Different 19:16 Delicious Soups 20:25 County Limerick 20:38 Foynes Flying Boat Museum 21:30 Ring of Kerry, Killarney, Limerick City, Knockpatrick Gardens 22:30 Dingle Peninsula, Wicklow – Sugarloaf Mountains, Powerscourt Gardens (the “Versailles of Ireland”), Sally Gap 23:40 The Burren, Tarbert-Killimer Ferry, Burren Perfumery 26:17 Closing Song – Mairi’s Wedding by Anne Roos www.celticharpmusic.com